Duquesne’s juggernaut keeps rolling along.
The Dukes, No. 1 in the NCAA Division I-AA Mid-Major rankings, led, 40-0, at halftime and coasted to a 46-0 victory at La Salle yesterday for their 21st consecutive victory against a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Duquesne, headed for its fourth consecutive MAAC title, is 8-0 and 5-0.
Freshman tailback Kyle Postell rushed for 130 yards and touchdowns of 11, 1 and 12 yards and Mike Hilliard rushed for 126 yards and touchdowns of 1 and 12 yards.
Niel Loebig completed 12 of 19 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Jeremy Conley, who had eight catches for 105 yards, caught two 5-yard touchdown passes.
Duquesne’s defense, which entered as the stingiest in Division I-AA, held La Salle (1-7, 1-5) to 106 yards. Freshman quarterback Ed Marynowitz, who had passed for more than 250 yards in each of the past four games, completed 14 of 26 passes for a career-low 135 yards and was sacked eight times for a loss of 38 yards.
Other games
Gannon 49, Robert Morris 21: Quarterback Darmel Whitfield completed 14 of 23 passes for 215 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns as the Golden Knights (4-5) handed the visiting Colonials (3-4) their third consecutive loss. Whitfield’s touchdown passes were 20 and 50 yards to Brandon Hawkins and 26 yards to Devin Reed. Kevin Cloherty (Franklin Regional) carried 15 times for 91 yards. Robert Morris, which was shut out in its past two games, scored on Shawn Martin’s touchdown passes of 11 yards to Develand Campbell and 17 yards to Stephen McNair and Matthew Daniel’s 1-yard run. Martin completed 18 of 31 passes for 251 yards and Robb Butler had eight catches for 119 yards.
Albany 49, St. Francis 21: Tailback Gary Jones rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns as Albany (5-3, 4-1) defeated St. Francis (0-7, 0-5) in the Northeast Conference. The Red Flash’s 30-game losing streak is the longest in the country. St. Francis took a 21-20 lead midway through the third quarter on Bo Border’s 19-yard touchdown pass to Eric Jefferson. Border, a freshman quarterback, completed 13 of 22 passes for 182 yards..
Carnegie Mellon 27, Rose-Hulman 17: Sophomore Brad Stanley carried 32 times for 119 yards and a 1-yard touchdown and Andrew Garrod scored on a 90-yard kickoff return and 2-yard run to lead the Tartans (4-3) past host Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (3-5) in Terre Haute, Ind. Garrod also rushed for 50 yards on 14 carries as the Tartans piled up 305 yards on the ground.
Shippensburg 20, Clarion 19: Tight end Brian Sekel outfought two defenders to catch an 18-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Novak with 6:47 left in the game to lift the Red Raiders (5-3, 3-1) past the host Golden Eagles (5-3, 1-2) in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division. Novak, the son of Woodlands Hills football coach George Novak, completed the pass on fourth down. The ball was tipped in the air by a Clarion defender, and Sekel leaped to catch it and dragged two Golden Eagles into the end zone. Novak completed 10 of 23 passes for 73 yards and a 5-yard touchdown to Jarrod Dech. Shippensburg’s John Kuhn carried 31 times for 184 yards and a 7-yard touchdown.
Slippery Rock 7, Edinboro 3: Josh Kniess scored on a 1-yard run early in the second quarter and that was all the Rock (5-3, 3-1 PSAC West) needed to hand the host Fighting Scots (3-5, 0-4) their fifth consecutive loss. Slippery Rock’s touchdown was set up when the Rock stopped Edinboro’s fake punt and took over at the Fighting Scots’ 40. Jeff Valentino’s 39-yard pass to Ryan McKavish set up the touchdown. Kniess carried 31 times for 118 yards and Valentino completed 12 of 23 passes for 135 yards. Edinboro’s Alonzo Roebuck rushed for 35 yards on 17 carries.
California 17, Mansfield 9: Wesley Clemons rushed for 120 yards on 26 carries, and Brandon LeDonne completed 20 of 30 passes for 158 yards and a touchdown as California upped its record to 6-2. The Vulcans held Mansfield (2-5) to 90 yards rushing and recovered three fumbles.
Westminster 19, Grove City 7: Scott Froelich carried a school-record 37 times for 178 yards and a 3-yard touchdown and scored on a 34-yard return of a blocked punt as the Titans (5-2, 3-1) defeated the host Wolverines (2-6, 1-4) in the PAC. Grove City’s Todd Smargiasso completed 7 of 12 passes for 104 yards and a 57-yard touchdown to Bo Danton, who had four catches for 105 yards.
Bethany 31, Thiel 9: The Bison (2-6, 1-4) snapped a five-game losing streak as Will Anderson rushed for 139 yards and touchdowns of 40 and 24 yards and Jeremy Lacaria passed for 177 yards against the visiting Tomcats (3-5, 2-3) in the PAC. Lacaria also rushed for 108 yards and an 18-yard touchdown. Thiel’s Darryl Moore completed 11 of 21 passes for 111 yards and a 5-yard touchdown to Donte Harris.
Western Illinois 19, Youngstown State 0: Justin langan kicked field goals of 50, 53, 34 and 31 yards as Western Illinois 97-1, 4-1) defeated the visiting Penguins (4-4, 2-2) in the Gateway Conference.
Indianapolis 40, Mercyhurst 16: Matt Kohn passed for 349 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 46 yards and a score to lead Indianapolis (3-5, 2-5) past the visiting Lakers (2-6, 1-6) in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Walsh 31, Geneva 7: Derek Bosgrove carried 40 times for a school-record 317 yards and touchdowns of 71 and 4 yards as Walsh (7-1, 3-1) defeated the visiting Golden Tornadoes (3-5, 1-3) in the Mid-States Football Association. Geneva’s Ben Swallow completed 29 of 48 passes for 275 yards and a touchdown.
Susquehanna 45, Juniata 17: Craig Moshier rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown but the visiting Eagles (5-3, 4-3 in the Middle Atlantic Conference) lost to the Crusaders (4-3, 4-2).
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